Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
“Portugal Space Strategy 2020-2030”: Current Implementation Status and a Guide for the Future
Prepared by Portugal Space (the Portuguese Space Agency) in collaboration with the Office of the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education
14 September 2020
Executive Summary
Since the creation of the National Space Agency, Portugal Space, the increased ambition of the country has been transformed into an evolved implementation strategy which, anchored through the successful ESA Ministerial Meeting, Space19+ (November 27-28, 2019), has now resulted into an articulated plan involving other funding frameworks, including EU funds, EU structural funds (ANI, FCT, international partnerships), H2020, FCT (grants and projects), and Portuguese investments in the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
The current document, which is split into four parts provides an overview of the current status of implementation of the national space strategy, the main great challenges set as well as a guide for the future.
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Table of Contents
Part I: Ongoing actions and future main “Great Challenges” ...... 3 Part II: Summary of Ongoing Projects ...... 17 Part III: Guide for the Future beyond the Great Programmatic Challenges ...... 21 Policy Dimension ...... 21 European perspectives ...... 21 Addressing the Great Programmatic and Value Chain Challenges ...... 22 Developing system competence...... 22 Developing technical competence for new markets and a stronger end-to-end ecosystem ...... 22 Promote new markets in non-space sectors ...... 24 Other possible lines of action ...... 24 Annexes ...... 25 Annexe 1: A strategy for attracting and enlarging investments in space: diversification and articulation of funding sources and the role of Portugal Space ...... 26 Annexe 2: Overview of ongoing projects...... 28
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Part I: Ongoing actions and future main “Great Challenges”
After 20 years of significant investments in technology development and capacity building in space, Portugal has increased its programmatic and policy ambitions in space systems with great success in recent years. Examples of this process include: • the definition and promotion of a national space strategy Portugal Space 2030, in 2018; • the creation of the national Portuguese Space Agency, Portugal Space, in 2019; • the approval of the first legal regime of space activities, Portuguese Space Law, in 2019; • the definition of an implementation strategy +Space in Portugal and Europe with ESA, for the Portuguese participation in the 2019 ESA´s Ministerial Meeting (November 2019); • the articulation of the latter with EU funds as well as European Structural funds1 and national funds and projects, as managed by FCT and through national and international partnerships in terms of the re-orientation of the Program Go Portugal (Global Science and Technology Partnerships Portugal, including the MIT- Portugal Program and the UT Austin – Portugal Program), since 2018; • the definition and promotion since 2016 of an international research and innovation agenda on “Atlantic Interactions”, which resulted in the creation of the Atlantic International Research Center – AIR Center, in 2017, as an international network research and innovation organisation to explore and exploit space for the socio-economic development of the Atlantic as a multi-disciplinary and multi- national endeavour, including ESAlab@Azores at the island of Terceira in the Azores, focused on earth observation related systems and maritime surveillance; • the definition and promotion of the Azores International Satellite Launch Program – Azores ISLP, since 2018, oriented towards the installation and operation of a small and open spaceport in the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, which is expected to be operational before the end of 2023; • the promotion of additional space-related infrastructures in the island of Santa Maria, Azores, including (1) a teleport with a 15 meters antenna (prepared since 2016 and operational since 2020), complementing the existing 3 meters antenna (active since 2009); (2) testing facilities for engines to be associated with micro- launchers (to be operational in 2020); and additional landing facilities and payload preparation for future space aircrafts (to be operational in 2022).
1 As managed and articulated by Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal- AICEP, Agência Nacional de Inovação - ANI S.A. e COMPETE 2020. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Figure 1 quantifies the increase in the national and European public funds associated with the actions mentioned above, showing that the public investment level more than doubled in the last four years, from about an overall level of 25 million Euro in 2016 to an estimated level above 52 million euros in 2021. In association of with this increase, the sources of funding were considerably diversified, mainly by attracting European centralised (i.e., H2020) and decentralised funds (i.e., structural funds, FEDER, ESF) in addition of ESA related procurement.
Figure 1. Summary of the evolution of national and European public funds invested in space systems in Portugal
In terms of funding, the overall target is to multiplying the space sector by at least 10 times, with a distribution of 30/30/30 between national/European/commercial investment (60/30 public/private), which requires setting great challenges by Portugal Space in close articulation with the Portuguese government. This target includes the following main challenges:
• Increase the annual outcome of space related activities in Portugal to about 500 million Euro by 2030; • Create and promote about one thousand skilled jobs in Portugal in the period 2020-2030; • Attract major players to operate in Portugal and promote new entrepreneurial projects to help promote new high added-value activities; • Strengthen space research in close cooperation among academia, scientists, the public administration and, above all, the business sector, together with the Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
development of new skills and the advanced training of qualified human resources.
This set of targets and challenges requires and represent a major collective effort to guarantee the following processes of diversifying and articulating the attraction of funding sources: 1. Global investment level: An overall level of national and European, public and private, investment in space related activities of 2500 million Euro for 2020- 2030; 2. Portuguese Recovery Plan, 2021-27: An overall level of investment of 200 million Euro for 2021-2026 in association with a major industrialization agenda oriented towards the four great challenges listed in this document; 3. ESA: An overall level of national investment in ESA of 250 million Euro for 2020-2030 (including about 120 million Euro in 2020-2025), with the related return in procurement activities to main stakeholders operating in Portugal in close articulation with other national and, above all, European funding sources, in a way to guarantee a “multiplication factor” of 10 regarding the impact of ESA in the capacity to raise other sources of funding for space related activities in Portugal; 4. Beyond ESA: the challenge of better using the national investment in ESA to help raise other sources of funding for space related activities in Portugal requires a correct articulation of the national participation in the various ESA programs with the following sources of funding:
a. Horizon Europe (HE), following the experience with H2020 and the past European framework programs for research and innovation, under the coordination of EC-DGRTD, including:
i. Advanced training and scientific employment, through doctoral research contracts, to be established under Marie Curie Fellowships and ERC Grants; ii. Collaborative R&D projects, involving European networks; iii. Research Missions, including above all those in non-space sectors that require space driven data; iv. Partnerships, mainly in aerospace; v. International cooperation in aerospace.
b. European Space program (ESP), for 2021-2027, under the coordination of a new EC-DG Space and Defence Industries, to be created by the EC, including:
i. Collaborative innovation projects, involving European networks; Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
ii. Navigation and Earth Observation main programs; iii. Transportation, through the development of micro launchers; iv. Access to space, through a future generation of spaceports, including the potential funding of Azores ISLP;
c. Digital Europe Program (DEP), for 2021-2027, under the coordination of EC-DG Connect, including:
i. Collaborative innovation projects, involving European networks; ii. Navigation and Earth Observation main programs; iii. Integration of space data and AI for the digitalization of non-space sectors;
d. European Defence funds, under the coordination of a new EC-DG Space and Defence Industries, to be created by the EC, in close articulation with the Portuguese Ministry of Defence, including:
i. Collaborative defence related projects, involving European networks; ii. Navigation and Earth Observation activities for security and defence; iii. Integration of space data and AI for the digitalisation of defence and security sectors;
e. European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and, above all, the design and implementation of the program PT2030 (2021-2027), following the experience of the implementation of PT2020 (2014-2020), which includes national and regional, to be coordinated by the Portuguese Ministers of Planning and Territorial Cohesion, respectively, and involving the national agencies ANI (innovation) and AICEP; (foreign trade), including:
i. Advanced training, through doctoral fellowships; ii. Skilled employment; iii. R&D and innovation projects, including “mobilising projects”; iv. Interface and Innovation Institutions, including Associate Labs, Collaborative Labs and technology centres, through basic and programmatic funding;
f. Emerging forms of fundraising and investment in Europe (including the Joint Undertakings, JUs), under development by the European Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Commission;
g. FCT: national competitive programs for research and advanced training, including:
i. Advanced training, through doctoral fellowships; ii. Scientific employment, through doctoral research contracts; iii. Research and academic careers, through invited chairs; iv. R&D projects; v. Research Institutions, Associate Labs and Collaborative Labs, through basic and programmatic funding; vi. International cooperation in S&T;
h. Business expenditure by private firms, including foreign firms operating in Portugal and Portuguese firms;
i. Other sources of funding, including venture and investment funds.
The following table, Table 1, provides a summary of main targets for the coming decade, which should be considered as a guide for the positioning of Portugal Space, including for the definition of the way Portugal will contribute in the various ESA and EU programs.
ESIF - European Competitive Funds EU Potential Portuguese Public Investment Markets (centralised mgt, by EC) structural JUs funds
PT Space Strategy 2020-2030 GLOBAL
(November 2019) (million Euros)
EST
ESO
SKA
DEP
elements)
Foundation
Commercial
procurement
Mobilizadores
EconomicRecovery
FCT - Portuguese S&T Portuguese - FCT
ESIF: PT2020-PT2030 ESIF:
addition to possible new new additiontopossible
European Space Agency Space European
European Defence funds Defence European
EU Space Programme (in (in Programme Space EU
Emerging forms funding in in formsfunding Emerging
EC H2020-Horizon Europe H2020-Horizon EC
Digital Europe Programme, Europe Digital
Europe (Joint Undertakings) (Joint Europe PT and EU public markets and markets public EU and PT Science and Basic Activities (incl. 9% 100 100 30 20 30 10 25 315 Prodex) Space Exploration 1% 20 5 5 5 35 Space Safety 13% 20 23 30 25 5 20 50 15 60 30 278 Earth Observation 35% 55 30 55 100 40 20 35 100 35 110 140 920 200 Telecom 24% 30 37 60 40 10 20 60 30 90 100 477 Navigation 9% 20 10 40 15 10 10 20 5 80 20 230 Transportation 7% 10 20 20 30 5 50 30 195 30 Technology 2% 10 20 5 5 10 50 245 60 250 30 20 30 270 145 200 55 85 260 120 395 335 2500 Global (million Euros) 100% 635 755 260 120 730 2500 10% 2% 10% 1% 11% 6% 8% 2% 3% 10% 5% 16% 13% 98% % global 25% 30% 10% 5% 29% 100% Table 1: Prospective analysis of the evolution of investment in space systems in Portugal
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Portugal is in a unique position, having achieved a number of milestones as described above in addition to holding now, or in the near future, a number of politically important positions, namely: • the co-presidency of ESA with France, 2019-2022; • the upcoming EU Presidency in the first half of 2021; • the EUREKA Presidency, 2021-22.
With this unique alignment, the dedication to completing such great challenges will bear fruits with significant international impact, contributing not only to strengthening Portugal but also Europe on a global scale.
From a policy and market point of view, the great challenges to be tackled are: 1. promotion of use and uptake of the data, information, and services and development of the space ecosystems and downstream sectors, including the development of new space services oriented to non-space sectors; 2. fostering the growth of “New Space” activities and approaches, as well as fostering the growth of demand for space-based data, which requires the update of the free and open Copernicus data policy towards a system of higher resolution data generation
These issues will frame the Portuguese EU Presidency, in addition to bringing forward conclusions that will result from the November 2020 Space Council.
Portugal has the advantage of being rapid in decision making and being geopolitically well placed strategically. Exploiting its voice in international fora and organisation is a must. The size of the delegation, compared with larger countries represented by agencies many times the size of the Portuguese network of delegates active in space- related fora and organisations, requires that Portuguese delegates and representatives be very well networked and in continuous contact with the government to ensure sound decision making.
In the context of the national space strategy Portugal Space 2030 – which sees Portugal developing space capabilities to work towards becoming a globally recognised authority in Space-Climate-Ocean interactions with a focus on the Atlantic and its socio- economic exploitation –, the development of key focus areas which rely on the articulation of efforts and funding across all available sources is a must. In this context Portugal Space has been mandated to implement such articulation on behalf of the government for each of the funding sources – ESA, national (including EU structural funds implemented through national calls), ESO, EU.
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From a programmatic point of view, the overarching vision is that before the end of 2025 an open multi-purpose system is established making use of dedicated low-orbit satellite constellation(s) with different types of sensors to provide Earth observation and telecommunication capabilities, in combination to navigation as well as already existing space and in-situ data sources, stimulating scientific research and business growth, thus contributing to the socio-economic development of “Blue Worlds”, including the Atlantic Ocean and its sub-areas as well as the in-land Portuguese territory. And to do so in international collaboration.
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The FOUR GREAT PROGRAMMATIC CHALLENGES to be tackled are:
1. GREAT CHALLENGE 1: establish, maintain, and guarantee the operation of an "Atlantic constellation", in international cooperation and under the coordination of the Atlantic International Research Center - AIR Center, before 2025.
In order to establish, maintain and guarantee the operation of the "Atlantic constellation", in international cooperation before 2025, in the form of a single versatile satellite platform to be used for a range of different applications, several elements need to be developed ranging from the flight to the user segments.
The Atlantic constellation, while being a Portuguese ambition, must be pursued in an international framework, working closely with leading industries that have declared interested as well as with countries that have likewise declared a strategic interest – notably the United Kingdom, Norway and Spain. International companies that have expressed their interest include Clyde Space, Open Cosmos, OHB, ISISpace. To foster and ensure the international dimension, the implementation of the overall constellation should and will be pursued in the frame of the European Space Agency, through the Earth Observation Incubed+ Programme. Working with the AIR Center, the reach of the activities will be expanded to Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and other countries around the Atlantic (north and south).
Main currents projects, implemented through national funding frameworks, working towards this goal, which contribute with various elements to the overall system, are listed here below. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
• INFANTE: pre-operational satellite and first system integration exercise, led by TEKEVER (Funded through PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2018-2022);
• Magal: satellite platform and system, led by EFACEC (Funded through MIT- Portugal Program, by FCT and PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23);
• AEROS: nanosatellite platform precursor of future constellation led by EDISOFT (funded through MIT-Portugal Program by FCT and PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23);
• ASTRIIS: a downstream platform which integrates data from satellite as well as from other sources, led by TEKEVER (funded through PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23);
Together with new industrial partnerships and setups the projects can be evolved to contribute specific systems and subsystem to the constellation as a whole working under the umbrella of a contractual and programmatic framework provided by Incubed+ as depicted in the figure below. Through the Incubed+ Programme, an industrial consortium will be established to which the projects above will contribute with in-kind elements.
Figure 2. Programmatic Setup for the Atlantic Constellation
Besides, a number of additional projects developing specific technologies and competences will support the constellation development and exploitation; and this includes, for example:
• PROBA 3 Intersatellite Link: led by Tekever (funded through ESA, 2019-2021); Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
• Blue Economy: Innovation Clusters, Atlantic Natural Resources Management and Maritime Spatial Planning: led by GMV (funded through ESA, 2020-2021);
The launch segment will require to be addressed in a dedicated manner and presents opportunities for the space access activities also pursued.
2. GREAT CHALLENGE 2: Build, promote and operate a downstream digital platform, “Digital Planet”, capable of integrating multiple sources of data, including space, and extract information by making use of advanced digital technologies, such as AI, to be put at the service of entities (public and private) across the country.
In the coming months, Portugal Space will be addressing all governmental public sector entities to understand their needs and requirements. The Digital Planet aims to address the latter and will bring together data from different sources to be analysed by advanced data processing tools. The Digital Planet demands an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together competence of various fields to respond to user and customer needs.
The Atlantic constellation will be contributing data to the Digital Planet. International companies have likewise declared, and interest in contributing to this great challenge.
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Figure 3. Digital Planet Overview
3. GREAT CHALLENGE 3: Develop a 5G ecosystem for the development of the Atlantic and innermost regions of Portugal.
The next-generation mobile network, the so-called 5G, aims to achieve three main goals: very high speed, very low latency, and massive connectivity. 5G is more than just the next generation of terrestrial mobile services, it will drive a convergence of fixed and mobile services, define new standards and create a network of networks, enabling “anyone and anything to be connected at anytime and anywhere”2. It is also expected
2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/573892/EPRS_BRI(2016)573892_EN.pdf Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
to allow new and disrupt applications. It promises to be a key foundation of the digital transformation of society and industry.
Current mass-market mobile networks are mainly deployed using terrestrial infrastructures (such as cell towers). 5G will also rely on terrestrial networks for different use cases. However, the promise to deliver “anytime and anywhere”, which implies resilience, requires different implementation strategies. Space can and must also play an important role in 5G.
Satellite systems provide resilience, security, coverage, mobility and cost-effective solutions for remote areas and non-terrestrial areas, i.e. oceans (where terrestrial networks are not economically viable or not viable at all). In the scope of 5G, satellite communication services would be seamlessly integrated into the 5G network and the choice of communications technology.
The aim is to work towards building a 5G ecosystem to be built starting with pilot projects around the following regions of interest such as the Vale do Côa as well as to cover the 200 miles Portuguese Atlantic platform. The ambition is to also establish a 5G operator (new) with HQ in Portugal (considering possible international collaboration if and where appropriate).
4. GREAT CHALLENGE 4: the establishment of a space innovation ecosystem, specifically in the Azores, Santa Maria, that may include: • the development of a spaceport infrastructure through the Azores International Satellite Launch Program – Azores ISLP; • establishing of a landing site and processing facilities for the European Space Rider, in close collaboration with ESA, the Italian Space Agency, and leading Italian industry, Avio. Space Rider is an ESA project that will allow Europe to have operational transportation for in-space operations and return from space, whereby empowering European industry to open new markets. The Space Rider system, built to be the first European reusable space transportation system, will offer an operational re-entry and landing capacity based on a multi-purpose unmanned free-flyer platform. Italy is leading the flight and ground segments with the support of some other European countries and Portugal is seeking to support the success of this critical project through substantial involvement in the ground segment and downstream activities. A central element of the Portuguese contribution to this unique project is the creation of a landing site on Island of Santa Maria, in the Azores, equipped with a landing control centre in addition to payload processing and analysis through well-equipped facilities and expertise;
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• the further evolution of a teleport to attract both institutional and commercial customers, exploiting the recently installed 15 meters antenna.
Working closely with ESA, the projects above will be pursued.
These four great challenges should be considered in close articulation with the development of new markets for the “New Space”; as well as the major sources of funding for Portugal and Europe in coming years, namely: • the Portuguese (and European) Recovery Plans, 2021-27; • The Portuguese Multiannual Funding Framework, through EU decentralized funds (i..e, structural funds, FEDER, ESF), 2021-27; • The European Multiannual Funding Framework, through EU centralized funds (Horizon Europe, EU Space Program; EU digital Program), 2021-27; • ESA relationships and procurement, including “ESA Space19+” for 2020-23, which implementation plan defines several priority objectives for an industrial policy which aim at the development of increased capabilities towards subsystem and system leadership.
From a value-chain point of view to enable the great challenges above as well as develop competence for the strategic positioning of Portuguese entities in new markets, Portugal Space will contribute: Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
• the creation of one (or more) system integrators for small satellites and high- altitude platforms in Portugal able to relying on Portuguese suppliers and of being a reliable partner for international actors – industrial and otherwise; • foster system competences in the integration of AI and Earth Observation systems, with high and very high-resolution images; • the development of system/subsystem competence in key space technology areas, including: o versatile in-orbit platform/microlauncher kickstage; o guidance, navigation, and control subsystem; o structural, mechanical, thermal subsystem; o propulsion subsystem; • the development of operations capabilities combined with a well-developed ground segment; • position Portugal strategically in the field of space sustainability and space safety to achieve leadership and ensure commercial success in the near/mid- term in specific products and in-space competence (specifically in the domain of Active Debris Removal and In-Orbit Servicing and a low-cost Space Weather radiation sensor for integration on any satellite); • establishing the necessary mechanism to stimulate the collaboration between academia, scientific and R&D entities with industrial players.
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Part II: Summary of Ongoing Projects
The new implementation strategy as presented in +Space in Portugal and Europe with ESA and following developments at a national and international level have resulted in a number of projects and initiatives, some of which are summarised here below following the aims prepared for Space19+ and presented in the document mentioned above. A list of on-going projects can be found in the table in Annex 2.
• Towards advancing the scientific competence and increasing the scientific and technical capabilities required to develop instrumentation for new discoveries and the advancement of knowledge:
(a) in the frame of the Scientific Programme at ESA, main missions and elements include PLATO, ARIEL, Comet Interceptor and EUCLID. Portugal has an active role in these mission by participating in the science teams and by being responsible for different activities, from GSE and payload to data centre elements;
(b) in the frame of ESO Portugal has been participating in the development of advanced instrumentation, particularly in various instruments for both the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), and the Very Large Telescope (Interferometer) VLT (I);
(c) in addition, the European Solar Telescope (EST), is currently moving forward, and Portugal has recently joined the Board of Directors of the initiative, reaffirming its support to the enterprise, that is looking to secure funding. Portuguese involvement in the EST has the goal to lead to industrial participation and privileged access to scientific data that will allow advancing in subjects such as solar physics and space weather.
• To lead the effort of democratisation of access to space data and service, responding to the great challenge of establishing a constellation for the Atlantic as well as to that of establishing subsystem and system competence:
(a) through the Incubed+ ESA Programme and via a dedicated call making the first steps towards the dedicated development of a private-sector driven Earth Observation constellation of small satellites and associated downstream applications focused on the socio-economic development of the Atlantic (a “Blue World”);
(b) contribution to the Arctic Weather Satellite programme;
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(c) contribution to the Space Weather Lagrange 5 mission with a contribution towards the instrument suite, as well as the development of a super low-cost sensor for integration on all satellites for radiation monitoring;
(d) through multiple projects (please refer to Annex 1 for a complete list) in the frame of ESA as well as through the Copernicus User Uptake activities and also European Financed projects, Portugal is investing into increasing the awareness of potential users as well as the development of downstream applications and services connecting space to non-space sectors and engaging into new business models;
(e) the establishment and exploitation of the 15-m antenna on the island of Santa Maria, with the aim of Portuguese companies to provide services to the ESA Proba 3 mission as well as other missions and programmes including Copernicus in the frame of a service contract to Portugal Space;
(f) in the frame of the ESA financed Copernicus Space Component, Portuguese companies have been assigned contracts for 10 M€ to contribute to the six High Priority Missions (that represent at least 12 new European satellites), working along with the six existing Sentinel missions (Sentinel 1 to Sentinel 6);
(g) To trigger the use of space by larger telecommunications operators as well as develop a new ecosystem in the country to address European and Portuguese needs. Allowing in this way, Portugal to lead in new topics such as encrypted quantum, optical communication, 5G, and fostering the in-orbit market. Some projects are underway including pre-programmatic activities on establishing a 5G line of activities in the frame of ESA and articulated beyond; including both 5G pilot projects covering the 200 miles Portuguese Atlantic platform and innermost regions as well as a 5G constellation to provide services to augment terrestrial-based services, extending coverage, adding resilience and enable new applications;
(h) in the frame of European Structural Funds, Portuguese entities are undertaking a series of major projects that will increase national competences in systems and subsystems, and that will also contribute to the fundamental building blocks of an Atlantic Constellation.
• To foster the development of demand and markets: a number of activities and initiatives are underway: (a) to stimulate the use of the microgravity environment by non-space companies and sectors and foster the exploitation of Space Rider thereby contributing to the success of the vehicle and to develop payload processing Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
infrastructure and competence to accompany the landing site infrastructure investments, a microgravity workshop will take place early November;
(b) to foster the uptake of Copernicus data through FPCUP activities a series of initiatives are underway including workshops and training events for Portuguese public entities and private companies, the preparation of a Copernicus user database and further activities are being proposed linked to educational modules and competitions in schools and universities, international coordinated activities focused on coastal areas and market place instruments or activities aiming at increasing Copernicus user uptake in Africa and the promotion of Portuguese companies in new markets;
(c) to stimulate links between space and non-space across Europe (industry, agro-businesses, climate, city councils, among others; involving politics, academia, research entities): • the extension of the ESA Business Incubation Centre from 3 to 15 centres spread across the country (mainland and islands); • the support of multiple start-ups and business ideas. A comprehensive list can be found in Annex 1;
(d) a mapping of all public sector entities and their needs is underway to be used at the basis of developments done for “Digital Planet”;
• To lead the effort of democratisation of access to space, a number of projects and studies have been followed and initiated by Portugal Space:
(a) a study and recommendation conducted with the European Space Agency to assess the safety radius as a function of location and microlauncher size when launching from Santa Maria to support the drafting of final tender documents in the AISLP process;
(b) the first steps, financed through the ESA Commercial Space Transportation Services Programme, towards industry-led public-private-partnership developments for the provision of launch services by contributing with major subsystems to microlauncher(s) to be launched from the Azores;
(c) supporting the success of Space Rider by ensuring its landing in Santa Maria as well as targeting the vehicle’s exploitation by bringing in non-space sectors such as the pharma industry to foster research and development of products in Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
a microgravity environment, thus leading space into a new era of commercialisation;
• To reinforce space as a fundamental infrastructure that serves economic growth (in-space and on Earth) and that needs to be evolved and protected, by deciding to co-lead in active debris removal/in-orbit servicing – enabling a world 1st, European leadership and competitive advantage in one of the largest future markets in space, the following projects are underway:
(a) the development of the Guidance, Navigation and Control subsystem of ADRIOS, the first active debris removal/in-orbit servicing service mission worldwide – to be furthered as a business;
(b) de-risk activities to establish new activities and establish a start-up to address collision risk estimation and avoidance as a service;
In the frame of national calls, a number of projects have been approved which, under the overall coordination by Portugal Space will be evolved to work towards the great challenges presented in Part I. A way forward is provided in the following Part III.
Refer to Annex 2 for a complete list. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Part III: Guide for the Future beyond the Great Programmatic Challenges
In the process of tackling the great challenges set above, essential elements that today are missing in Portugal will need to be addressed and established, some of which will require additional attention and effort.
Policy Dimension
European perspectives
In the frame of the France-Portugal Co-Presidency of ESA Council, 2020-22 the main issues to be addressed are as follows: • In the continually evolving relationship between governments and industry, which ranges from government leadership to governments merely acting as catalysts, frequent exchanges are fundamental in securing a vibrant and diverse space ecosystem fully interconnected to its users. Portugal should therefore engage industry and business leaders in a series of dialogues together with ambassadors, national delegates, space agencies and experts on topics of importance for the future of Europe and the European Space Agency; • The preparation of the next Ministerial Meeting in 2022 and working towards it facilitate major initiatives currently developed at ESA across all its four main programmatic pillars – Science and Exploration, Safety and Security, Applications, and Enabling and Support; • Strengthen the contribution of space in emerging opportunities such as modern 5G communications, which should consider fundraising beyond public sector funding.
In addition, throughout the co-presidency, space diplomacy will help foster Government-Industry dialogues on More Space for a better Europe with ESA – boosting the European entrepreneurial space landscape.
In the frame of the Portuguese EU Presidency in 2021 the main issues to be addressed have been very briefly mentioned in part I of this document and will be addressed more widely in the final version of this document, which will also include a brief overview of the main lines of action for attracting funds in the frame of the EU Space Programme and Horizon Europe.
To better value the Portuguese contribution to ESO, the main issues to be addressed are as follows: • Increase the participation of Portuguese industry to the development of the ELT; • Maximise the in-kind contribution in the form of technical experts; Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
• Foster, through dedicated national activities, a more robust and larger collaborative work between the scientific community and industry in the design and development of instruments.
Addressing the Great Programmatic and Value Chain Challenges
To address value chain challenges presented above a systematic approach across the national projects approved should be implemented. This approach is presented here below in as much as has been developed thus far.
Developing system competence
Other projects contribute to the development of system competence for versatile in- orbit a platform – kickstage/satellite. These projects will require a slight re-orientation and are:
• VIRIATO: reusable suborbital vehicle to foster research in orbital technologies, led by OMNIDEA (funded through PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23);
• CARAVELA: building blocks for micro-launchers, led by TEKEVER (funded through PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2019-22);
In addition to:
• GSTP Building Blocks
These projects were originally intended as working towards a suborbital first and orbital rocket later. The envisaged re-orientation is towards a versatile in-orbit platform - a hybrid between a satellite and a kickstage (see Photon of RocketLabs as a reference).
This should be on the one hand a satellite but on the other a dispenser for smaller CubeSats that can be mounted on the platform. This will also allow some of the partners that are developing CubeSats to share a ride if a launching opportunity arises.
The development and integration of a complete kickstage in Portugal is underway, and the work conducted with AICEP as well as the activities pursued in the frame of ESA’s CSTS Programme must be continued to ensure its success.
Developing technical competence for new markets and a stronger end-to-end ecosystem
The democratisation of space implies the emergence of new markets and opportunities. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
• LCRM - low-cost radiation sensor update, led by EFACEC (co-funded by ESA, 2019-2023);
Figure 4. Low-Cost Radiation Monitor for Space Weather
• uPGRADE: development of a CubeSat, led by SpinWorks (Funded through UT Austin-Portugal Program, by FCT and PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23); • NewSat: COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) and development of other innovative elements for CubeSats, led by Stratosphere (former Critical Materials) (Funded through MIT-Portugal Program by FCT PT2020 and PT2020-COMPETE/POR, 2020-23); • ADRIOS: Portuguese contribution to the first active debris removal and in-orbit service worldwide, led by Deimos and Critical Software (co-funded by ESA, 2020-2025);
To further develop the space ecosystem in Portugal, the following should be pursued: • The building up of competence in the design, development and operation of instruments: This capability will allow Portugal to discover and investigate into phenomena today not yet explored and develop new products beyond its ability to design, integrate and operate full systems. It will be essential to explore missions of opportunities that will allow Portuguese instruments to fly on larger missions of partnering countries and entities. In this context it will be fundamental to stimulate the growth of the centres of scientific excellence across the country, bringing these together with other centres worldwide and closer to industry to develop cutting edge sensor technologies and digital/IT competences. This would help Portugal becoming a centre of excellence in topics of unquestioned future significance; as well as stimulate new Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
partnerships between universities across Portugal and industrial and international entities.
• Strengthening of the scientific “mining” of exploration activities;
Longer-term goals should include: • stimulating commercial activities built on synergies between space and non- space sectors such as sea/deep-sea sectors or Earth mining sectors.
Promote new markets in non-space sectors
The development of a platform responding to user requirements and raising of customers in agriculture, fisheries, city councils (urban registrants), territory (territory and forest registrants), natural parks, mobility, infrastructures (dams, bridges, ports, highways, airports), insurance companies and more will be fundamental. Initial activities through the EO4MAAC initiatives should be pursued across the nation and by the public and private sectors.
Fostering system competences in the integration of AI and Earth Observation systems (but not only), will be a key in this development and the steps made through the AI Moonshot Challenge should be followed by further initiatives and additional applied research activities.
Other possible lines of action
In addition to expanding international partnerships, further actions proposed include: • Beyond the articulation of funds, the creation of a dedicated Venture Capital fund for space; • Act as a promoter of awareness and responsible action both towards Portuguese speaking countries and new space actors working together with ESA, the EU as well as other entities such as the Secure World Foundation and in the frame of the UN.
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Annexes
Annexe 1: A strategy for attracting and enlarging investments in space: diversification and articulation of funding sources and the role of Portugal Space
Annexe 2: Overview of all projects ongoing
Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Annexe 1: A strategy for attracting and enlarging investments in space: diversification and articulation of funding sources and the role of Portugal Space
The figure below presents the evolution of funding in space since 2000 across a number of different funding sources.
Figure 5. Summary of the evolution of national and European public funds invested in space systems in Portugal
Table 2 provides a brief overview of main targets for the coming decade, which should be considered as a guide for the positioning of PT Space, including for the definition of the way Portugal will contribute in the various ESA programs for 2020-2024. To achieve these targets requires carefully selected priorities as described in the main body of the present document. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Table 2: Summary of main funding targets for space activities in Portugal over the next decade, 2020-2030 (in M€) ESIF - EU GLOBAL European Competitive Funds Potential Portuguese Public Investment structural Markets (million (centralised mgt, by EC) JUs funds Euros)
PT Space Strategy 2020-2030
(November 2019) PT2030
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EST
SKA
ESO
HorizonEurope
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elements)
Portuguese S&T PortugueseS&T
Foundation
Commercial
- procurement
Mobilizadores
EconomicRecovery
ESIF:PT2020
FCT FCT
European Space Agency EuropeanSpace
addition to possible new additionnew possible to
European Defence fundsEuropeanDefence
EU Space EU Programme (in
EC H2020 EC
Emerging forms funding in funding Emerging forms
Europe (Joint Undertakings) Europe(Joint
PT and public EU and PT markets Digital Europe Programme, DEP DigitalEurope Programme, Science and Basic Activities 9% 100 100 30 20 30 10 25 305 (incl. Prodex) Space Exploration 1% 20 5 5 5 35 Space Safety 13% 20 23 30 25 5 20 50 15 60 30 278 Earth Observation 35% 55 30 55 100 40 20 35 100 35 110 140 920 200 Telecom 24% 30 37 60 40 10 20 60 30 90 100 487 Navigation 9% 20 10 40 15 10 10 20 5 80 20 230 Transportation 7% 10 20 20 30 5 50 30 195 30 Technology 2% 10 20 5 5 10 50 245 60 250 30 20 30 270 145 200 55 85 260 120 395 335 2500 Global (million Euros) 100% 635 755 260 120 730 2500 10% 2% 10% 1% 1% 1% 11% 6% 8% 2% 3% 10% 5% 16% 13% 100% % global 25% 30% 10% 5% 29% 100%
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Annexe 2: Overview of ongoing projects
Project Name Year Approval Funding Source Domain Participants Description/Note(s) Matter and strong-field gravity: New MaGRaTh 2015 H2020 Science IST frontiers in Einstein’s theory Next Generation Ceramic Composites C3HARME 2015 H2020 Technology FHP for Combustion Harsh Environments and Space Next Generation Land Management services for Agriculture and Forestry, Deimos 15 operational commercial NextLand 2020 H2020 EO Engenharia, midstream agriculture and forestry UÉvora EO based services leveraging GEOSS and Copernicus data Deimos Specialist training in the strategic and TREASURE 2016 H2020 Navigation Engenharia emerging area of European GNSS. EO Big Data intermediate service layer devoted to harnessing the Deimos BETTER 2017 H2020 EO potential of the Copernicus and Engenharia Sentinel European EO data directly from the needs of the users. The NextGEOSS project will Deimos NextGEOSS 2016 H2020 EO implement a federated data hub for Engenharia access and exploitation of Earth Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Observation data, including user- friendly tools for data mining, discovery, access and exploitation. Bridging Innovative Downstream Earth Observation and Copernicus MARINE-EO 2016 H2020 EO DGPM; FRC enabled Services for Integrated maritime environment, surveillance and security EWC 2017 H2020 Science Fciências Enabling Weak lensing Cosmology The first Large European Antenna LEA 2017 H2020 Technology FHP; INEGI with a diameter larger than 5 meters European Carbon Fibres and Pre- SpaceCarbon 2017 H2020 Technology INEGI; FISIPE Impregnated Materials for Space Applications Forest Operational monitoring using FOCUS 2017 H2020 EO UC Copernicus and UAV advanced data Operational sustainable forestry with MySustainableForest 2017 H2020 EO RAIZ satellite-based remote sensing Big-data Earth observation Deimos BETTER 2017 H2020 EO Technology and Tools Enhancing Engenharia Research and development Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Continuation of the Cooperation of COSMOS2020plus 2018 H2020 Science ANI Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services under Horizon 2020 Fostering a young, creative and spaceEU 2018 H2020 Science Ciência Viva inclusive European Space Community Forest Carbon Flux and Storage ForestFlux 2018 H2020 EO ISA Mapping Service Our Space our Future: making careers Our Space Our Future 2018 H2020 Science NUCLIO in the space industry an inspiring reality for all Retro Propulsion Assisted Landing RETALT 2018 H2020 Exploration ACC Technologies High Resolution Copernicus-Based HiSea 2018 H2020 EO Hidromod Information Services at Sea for Ports and Aquaculture Lasercom-on-chip for next ORIONAS 2018 H2020 Telecomms Lusospace generation, high-speed satellite advanced interconnectivity Second funding line in Work Programme 2018-2020 for the 2-3SST2018-20 2019 H2020 Space Safety MDN further development of a European SST Service provision function Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
European Networking for satellite Telecommunication Roadmap for the ENTRUSTED 2019 H2020 Telecomms PTSpace; EMSA governmental Users requiring Secure, advanced, InnovativE and standardiseD services Making SENSE of the Water value WaterSENSE 2019 H2020 EO Hidromod chain with Copernicus Earth Observation, models and in-situ data Copernicus Evolution – Research for CERTO 2019 H2020 EO Fciências Transitional-water Observation PROgrammable Mixed Signal PROMISE 2019 H2020 Technology IT Electronics Generating new sOlutions 2 and from Go2Space-HUBs 2019 H2020 Technology IPN Space through effective local start-up HUBs Near Earth Object Modelling and NEO-MAPP 2019 H2020 Space Safety FCiências; GMV Payloads for Protection Earth Observation Services for Fishery, Bivalves Mariculture and FORCOAST 2019 H2020 EO IST Oysterground Restoration along European Coasts Load Interactive, Stimulating the fusion of IoT and POINT.IoT 2019 H2020 Navigation Lda. GNSS technologies Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
PERIOD – PERASPERA In-Orbit PERIOD 2020 H2020 Technology GMV Demonstration A Proof-of-Concept for the Fundação implementation of a European ECFAS 2020 H2020 EO Eurocean Copernicus Coastal Flood Awareness System Fundação INTAROS 2016 H2020 EO Integrated Arctic observation system Eurocean 4S 2020 H2020 EO IH Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite INESC TEC; IPN; Cost effective robots for smart SCORPION 2020 H2020 Navigation SPI precision spraying Evoleo RADIUS 2020 H2020 Navigation Railway Digitalisation Using Drones Technologies; IP EuroGEO Showcases: Applications E-SHAPE 2019 H2020 EO IPMA Powered by Europe Optical Infrared Coordination OPTICON 2016 H2020 Science Uporto Network for Astronomy Satellite investigation services for the SME I – CYBELE 2019 H2020 EO CybELE environmental legal/insurance market Power line vegetation monitoring and PLMSAT 2019 H2020 EO Space Mosaic maintenance optimization with satellite imagery Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Safety and Security Standards of Space Systems, ground Segments and Satellite 7SHIELD 2020 H2020 Space Safety INOV INESC data assets, via prevention, detection, response and mitigation of physical and cyber threats Evoleo Design and development of an PLANE 2019 PT2020 Technology Technologies; IT avionics platform for mini satellites Electronic orientation reception and SINUTA; INESC- STRx 2019 PT2020 Telecomms transmission system for the next TEC; IT generation of satellite constellations Tekever Space; Omnidea; Aeroclube Torres Development and demonstration of CARAVELA 2019 PT2020 Transportation Vedras; CeiiA; building blocks for microlaunchers. FCT-UNL; FEUP; FHP; ISQ; IST-IN+; USIMECA Findster GPS location system for elderly Findster CareSight 2019 PT2020 Navigation Technologies people or with cognitive issues. Tekever ADS; ActiveSpace Micro-satellite for technology Tecnologies; INFANTE 2017 PT2020 Technology demonstration and precursor of a CeiiA; UP-FEUP; constellation. ISQ; Omnidea; Tekever Space; Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Tekever CS; AAG; FCT-UN; GMV; FHP; INL; IPN; IPT; IST; ISR; IT; Spin.works; UBI Tekever CS; UP; Drone advanced with passive SAR for DESARMAR 2018 PT2020 EO MDN maritime applications AgroRadar – Pilot Utilization of EO Satellite data (SAR and 2018 PT2020 EO Agroinsider Demo optical) for agricultural purposes Development of next generation of ESCUDO 2018 PT2020 Technology FHP; INEGI MLI Probing cosmic stings and other GWSTRINGS 2018 PT2020 Science IA topological defects with gravitational waves Breaking through outstanding problems in stellar evolution with BreakStarS 2018 PT2020 Science IA ultra-precise space-based photometry A Generation of Earth-Analogs G.EANES 2018 PT2020 Science IA Exploration Spectrographs Cosmology and Fundamental Physics CosmoESPRESSO 2018 PT2020 Science IA with ESPRESSO EPIC 2018 PT2020 Science IA Exploring exoPlanets wIth CHEOPS Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Detecting and characterizing PULSATION 2018 H2020 Science IA exoplanets around evolved stars with NASA’s TESS mission Fundamental fields and compact FunFiCO 2017 H2020 Science Uaveiro; IST objects: theory and astrophysical phenomenology An innovative highly energetic LATTES 2018 PT2020 Science LIP gamma ray detector at the Southern Hemisphere Portfolio in Intellectual Property concerning photonics advanced PifotoComSat 2020 PT2020 Telecomms IT applied to satellite communication systems. Projet to set the cornerstone of a Efacec; Omnidea; future ocean and climate change CIIMAR; IT; IST; monitoring constellation, based on MAGAL 2020 PT2020 EO FGF; UBI; CeiiA; radar altimeter data combined with CoLab Atlantic; gravity and ocean temperature and AIR Centre salinity measurements Development and qualification of a Spin.works; INL; uPGRADE 2020 PT2020 Technology 6U nano-satellite to monitor Earth Uminho; ISQ gravitational field Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Omnidea; CeiiA; Tekever Space; INEGI; Spin.works; Reusable innovative vehicle for VIRIATO 2020 PT2020 Transportation ISQ; Edisoft; research and fostering orbital FEUP; AED; CoLab technology Atlantic; Uevora; Optimal; EEA CoLab Atlantic; Tekever Space; CeiiA; ISR; MARETEC; CERENA, LSTS; Ualgarve; Atlantic Sustainability Through ASTRIIS 2020 PT2020 EO Uminho; ISQ; Remote and In-situ Integrated Tekever AS; Solutions WavEC; Oceanscan; Abyssal; Hidromod; Spin.works Stratosphere; Development of a compact eSurface; Clarke, Newsat 2020 PT2020 EO integrated sensor and satellite for Modet&C; INEGI; earth observation INESC-TEC Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Edisoft; Spin.works; Constellation-Development of a DSTelecom; nanosatellite platform as a precursor Uminho; FCUP; AEROS 2020 PT2020 Technology of a future constellation to leverage Ualgarve; IST; the Space/Ocean scientific and CeiiA; CoLab economic synergies Atlantic; IMAR; AIR Centre Initiative to promote user uptake of FP-CUP WP2018 2018 Copernicus EO PT Space; DGT Copernicus PT Space; DGT; Initiative to promote user uptake of FP-CUP WP2019 2019 Copernicus EO AIR Centre Copernicus PT Space; DGT; Initiative to promote user uptake of FP-CUP WP2020 2020 Copernicus EO AIR Centre Copernicus Navigator; Altri; Amorim; DS Smith; Sonae; EDP; REN; Implementation of Collaborative ForestWISE; rePLANt 2020 PT2020 EO Strategies for the Integrated INESC TEC; Management of Forests and Fires. Whereness; UTMAD; UC; ISA; INIAV; Florecha; Trigger; Fravizel; Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Tesselo; FEUP; Labelec
In Silico Pair Plasmas: from ultra- InPairs 2016 H2020 Science IST intense lasers to relativistic astrophysics in the laboratory Pulling together to pull ahead in the AHEAD2020 2020 H2020 Science IST; LIP study of extremely energetic cosmic events Earth observation service for VECTRACK 2019 H2020 EO INSA preventive control of insect disease vectors Vineyard Innovative Tool based on VITIGEOSS 2020 H2020 EO Symington; PWC the InteGration of Earth Observation Services and in-field Sensors NOVA.ID.FCT; Influence of forest VOCs (volatile PCIF/GFC/0078/2018 2019 FCT EO Fciências.ID; organic compounds) in extreme fire ISA/Ulisboa behaviour Fciências.ID; Águas de FRISCO: managing Fire-induced RISks PCIF/MPG/0044/2018 2019 FCT EO Portugal, Serviços of water quality Contamination Ambientais (AdP- Samb) Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Breaking through outstanding PTDC/FIS- problems in stellar evolution with 2018 FCT Science CAUP/UP AST/30389/2017 ultra-precise space-based photometry PTDC/FIS- 2018 FCT Science CAUP/UP Exploring exoPlanets wIth CHEOPS AST/28953/2017 Evolution of harmful algae blooms PTDC/BIA- under ocean acidification and the 2018 FCT EO Fciências.ID; IPMA BMA/28317/2017 cascading effects on coastal food- web dynamics PTDC/BIA- Ecological bases for sustainable 2018 FCT EO CCMar; IMAR BMA/30278/2017 management of meagre Advanced manufacturing of PTDC/EME- Universidade de aluminium alloys products for 2018 FCT Transportation ESP/32362/2017 Aveiro (UA) environmentally-friendly transportation Secure Runtime Verification for PTDC/EEI- 2018 FCT Technology ISEP/IPP; Uminho Reliable Real-Time Embedded COM/28550/2017 Software PTDC/EME- Additive manufacturing for large part 2018 FCT Technology IDMEC EME/32103/2017 size PTDC/EQU- High-performance silica aerogel 2018 FCT Technology Ucoimbra EQU/29533/2017 nanocomposites for insulation under Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
extreme-temperature Space environments Weather Extremes in the Euro PTDC/CTA- Fciências.ID; 2018 FCT EO Atlantic Region: Assessment and MET/29233/2017 INESC TEC; UTAD Impacts PTDC/FIS- Spacetime ripples in the dark 2018 FCT Science Fciências.ID OUT/29048/2017 gravitational Universe Fundamental Fields and Compact PTDC/FIS- 2018 FCT Science IST-ID Objects: theory and astrophysical OUT/28407/2017 phenomenology Earth Observation EU Public Earth Observation Services for Services for Maritime 2018 EO Edisoft Market Maritime Surveillance for EMSA Surveillance EU Public EO for FRONTEX - EO Edisoft EO service for FRONTEX Market Science Data Processor, Telescope SKA - Commercial Science Critical Software Manager, Signal And Data Transport EU Public Verification and Validation activities, ESO ELT - Science Critical Software Market Local Control System for M1 EU Public Ariane 6 TMSW - Transportation Critical Software Launcher telemetry software Market ExoMars2020 Deimos Project for TAS – I in the context of 2019 ESA Exploration Contingency Engenharia ExoMars2020 Contingency. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Technology demonstrator for a permanent atmosphere monitoring FHP; Evoleo ANITA 2 2018 ESA Exploration system for the ISS and exploration. Technologies Prime OHB. Launch planned for May 2021. FLPP 3/NEO Core A study of a launch service making 2018 ESA Transportation Edisoft Component use of a micro-launcher FLPP 3/NEO Core Deimos A study of a launch service making 2018 ESA Transportation Component Engenharia use of a micro-launcher The new VECEP programme is Deimos proposed to prepare a consolidated VECEP WO4 2018 ESA Transportation Engenharia version of Vega by the second half of the decade WO 7 VEGA-E 2018 ESA Transportation Edisoft Edisoft; Deimos SPACE RIDER PHASE 2018 ESA Transportation Engenharia; GMV; Space Rider step 2.1 B2/C ACTIVITIES Spin.works Maintaining of the Guiana Space Center (CSG) launch range in CSG 2017-2021 2019 ESA Transportation Samsic PT, ESQS oprerational condition for period 2017-2019 Student experiment to fly on BX31 – SARIA 2020 ESA Exploration Uporto stratospheric ballon carring a Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Synthetic-Aperture Radar using an Inflatable Antenna Student experiment to fly on stratospheric balloon to monitor BX31 – 2020 ESA Exploration Ucoimbra gamma ray background radiation STRATOSPOLCA (STRATOSpheric POLarimetry with Cadmium Telluride Array) Investigation on the effects of hypergravity on mechanisms of Artemis – SYT 2020 ESA Exploration Uporto intestinal cell permeability. SYT-Large Diameter Centrifuge First nanosatellite project developed by students, professors and ISTSAT – FYS-2 2019 ESA Exploration IST radioamateurs at the Instituto Superior Técnico EO based analysis of the extent to which illegal waste dumping has EOLAW 2020 ESA EO GMV increased during and after lock-down period in Europe. Development of new EO applications CybELE Lead Product 2020 ESA EO CybELE to identify and monitor Lead pollution in soil and water. Domain Expert Deimos Agile approach to ensure maximum 2020 ESA EO Federated Identity Engenharia flexibility to adapt to feedback. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
and Authorisation Management E-commerce Platform Deimos Platform for small service providers 2020 ESA EO for Micro-geoservices Engenharia to marker online microservices. Rapid-response mechanism for small- scale and exploratory use of EO EO Clinic 2020 ESA EO 2adapt; Uninova products driven by specific Development Aid project requests. Blue Economy: Innovation Clusters, Atlantic Natural Resources 2020 ESA EO GMV - Management and Maritime Spatial Planning Renewable Offshore Deimos 2020 ESA EO - Wind Energy Engenharia Black Sea Deimos Environmental 2020 ESA EO - Engenharia Protection Broadview Radar altimetry toolbox – Deimos BRAT 2020 ESA EO BRAT – Sentinel-3 surface topography Engenharia toolbox Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
SAR altimetry Coastal and Open SCOOP 2020 ESA EO Uporto Ocean Performance Sentinels Hydrologic Altimetry SHAPE 2020 ESA EO Uporto Prototype Sentinel5p+ SENTINEL-5P+ Innovation – Expro+ - 2020 ESA EO Fciências Innovation Theme7, Ocean Colour Sentinel-3 and CryoSat SAR/SARIn HYRDOCOASTAL 2020 ESA EO Uporto Radar Altimetry for Coastal Zone and Inland Water Edisoft; ISQ; Active Space Tecnologies; Preparation of enabling space GSTP – Building Blocks 2019 ESA Technology Deimos technologies and building blocks – Engenharia; Portugal Omnidea; CeiiA; Tekever Space GSTP – Spectrometer Imar; INESC-TEC; 2019 ESA EO for Marine Litter AIR Centre Prodex – ARIEL Active Space 2019 ESA Science ARIEL Telescope Baffle telescope baffle Technologies; IA Deimos Proba-3 space segment and flight Engenharia; GSTP – PROBA-3 2019 ESA Technology operations ground segment. Phases Tekever; C-D-E1 Omnidea; Others Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
ISVV for evolution’s in Software GSTP – ISVV 2019 ESA Technology Critical Software development methods processes GSTP + BA – EXPRO Multi-mission data exploitation 2019 ESA Technology Edisoft; Uninova PLUS platform Deimos SST core software requirements and SSA P3-SST-IX 2019 ESA Space Safety Engenharia framework finalisation Enabling space technologies: PMLS GSTP – EXPRO 2019 ESA Technology Omnidea; CeiiA systems and subsystem studies GMV; Efacec; GSTP + SSA – HERA 2018 ESA Space Safety Spin.works; Phase B1 Tekever Space PLATO OGSE and PDC Phase BCD; Prodex – PLATO 2018 ESA Science Uporto; FHP PLATO CAMERA MLI PHASE B AND (OGSE, PDC, MLI) QUALIFICATION ACTIVITIES Scientific Activities – PLATO – DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT PLATO Design, FHP; Active Space AND SUPPORT TO LAUNCH AND POST Development and 2018 ESA Science Technologies; LAUNCH OPERATIONS (PHASE support to Launch and Critical Software B2/C/D/E1) OF THE PLATO Post Launch SPACECRAFT Operations LADEA 2019 ESA EO FHP; INEGI IPF maintenance and evolution CRYOSAT-2 2016 ESA EO Uporto support. EOP4 and EOP5. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
EO EXPLOITATION Deimos 2019 ESA EO SUPPORT CONTRACT Engenharia LARGE DEPLOYABLE REFLECTOR FOR 2019 ESA EO FHP; INEGI EARTH OBSERVATION
2019 ESA EO Uaveiro Space for Shore. SPORE New RD on CCI ECVS – Ocean Colour CCI+ PHASE 1 2019 ESA EO Fciências CCI MAGNETIC DAMPING Design for removal feasibility of 2018 ESA Technology Lusospace AFTER EOL magnetic damping after EOL EO EXPLOITATION Deimos EO exploration platforms common 2019 ESA EO PLATFORMS Engenharia architecture 2018-2022 STANDARD EO 2019 ESA EO Lusospace PLATFORM STUDY HYDROLOGY Deimos THEMATIC 2015 ESA EO Engenharia EXPLOITATION Subcontractor for the OGSE activity OGSE Sentinel 5 2016 ESA EO Lusospace within the S5 Airbus Contractual Baseline Deimos SMALL SAT S^3 2018 ESA EO Engenharia Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Cost efficient and flexible GNSS signal MONINT 2020 ESA Navigation GMV; IT quality monitor solution for different markets. The purpose of this project is to SDX Expansion expand the SKYDEL SDX product (a (SDXPAND) 2018 ESA Navigation GMV software-defined GNSS Signal GNSS software Simulator) to cover arising customer defined simulator needs for GNSS testing solutions. E-health digital solution for clinical and home-based monitoring of Kinetikos 4DBS 2020 ESA Technology Kinetikos patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) submitted to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. AI-based decision support system, which allows farmers to make EDGE – advanced 2020 ESA Technology Nexlys operational decisions based on farming intelligence meteorological, EO, RPAS, robotic and IoT inputs. Capacity for the Enforcement of CERES and Regulation related to the Soil and POREWIT EO 2020 ESA EO CybELE Platform for the Observation of products Regulation related to Wildlife and Illegal Timber Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
9E.079 – Decision-making support solution SAGRESsmart – Smart that merges EO data with AI Support for Geological 2020 ESA EO ISQ predictive big data analytics to Prospection at Seabed improve Deep-sea Mining, based in Space Assets prospection and exploration Increase efficiency in agriculture by IAP.PR.FA.010 – 2019 ESA EO Agroinsider optimising the use of resources, using AgroRadar EO data. SWAIR – Space Present Services providing information to the Weather and GNSS Technologies; 2018 ESA Space Safety aviation sector on the quality of GNSS monitoring services Bluecover; signals, including space weather. for Air Navigation CITEUC Service and system to predict, control Fibersail To be started ESA Telecomms STME and reduce loads of wind turbines. IAP.PR.EV.008 – UNDERSEE – Maritime End-to-end service for monitoring Satellites for Matereo Space; water quality based on the To be started ESA EO Environmental INESC integration of in-situ/satellite data monitoring in rivers, and numerical model using AI. lakes and ocean Integrate EO data, meteorological Aquafarm 2.0 – models, and in-situ data to provide Management of water To be started ESA EO Hidromod facts and forecasts about crops and and food resources soil health. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
and Improvement of the supply chain
Delivery platform that aims to find YOUSHIP – Delivery on ShipNow the best transporter, the best route To be started ESA Navigation Demand Technologies to follow and the most appropriate pick-up and delivery location. INESC TEC; AIR Centre; Moniport “Port XXI – Space EO data from space assets will be Ambibados; Enabled Sustainable To be started ESA EO used for water and air quality Portos dos Port Services” monitoring. Açores; David Mendes; IST-IN+ Space based services to reduce the vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure RESUCIDEMO To be started ESA EO GMV; Nester as well as to reduce the stress on the surrounding environment. Develop an engineering model (EM) Mesh And Associated of a reflective ultralight mesh with Carrying Net For 2016 ESA Telecomms FHP the associated carrying net Deployable Reflector compatible with a large deployable reflector antenna. Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Augmented Reality tools (SW&HW) Augmented Reality that could help procedures designers, For Telecom 2020 ESA Telecomms Lusospace operators and QA to deal with the Spacecraft Ait AIT/V activities. Weldless Aluminium Functional composite overwrapped Liner For Xe Storage pressure vessel, using cold forming Copvs Employed In 2010 ESA Telecomms Omnidea process to manufacture the metal Satellite Gas Storage liner. Systems Ccn. Establish a robust direct detection Terminal For Small lasercom system for space-to-ground Satellite Application 2014 ESA Telecomms Lusospace communications from low earth (Tesla-C) orbit. Ground station concept combining gateway and TT&C services able to Escan Gateway For 2019 ESA Telecomms C-JET track simultaneously several Ka-Band Mega-Constellations satellites of satellite megaconstellations. Activity to develop an iodine hall Multifunctional 2019 ESA Telecomms Omnidea effect electric thruster for small System communications satellites. The objective of this activity is to Wireless Signals Active Space 2019 ESA Telecomms provide a module to replace signal Transmission For Solar Technologies transmission contact slip rings with a Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
Array Drive single contactless digital transmission Mechanism one.
Develop concept, model, and Antenna Deployment processes for building ultra-light and Arm With Integrated 2017 ESA Telecomms INEGI lower-cost composite arms for Elastic Hinges deployable antennas. CubeSat-Based W- Development of the W-band beacon Band Channel 2017 ESA Telecomms LC Technologies together with the propagation Measurements receive terminal. MEO Ka Band Study on MEO KA Band Propagation 2018 ESA Telecomms IT Propagation Campaign channels. Integration of Tekever AR5 in PACIS-1 Messina – PACIS-1 System for System live demonstrator. ESA Telecomms Tekever Tekever AR5 Includes integration of secure satcom link in AR5 platform. RTEMS EDISOFT LEON3 UPDATE – 2019 ESA Technology Edisoft EXPRO Efacec; LIP; Active JUICE PROJECT – Space IMPLEMENTATION 2015 ESA Science Technology; FHP; PHASE (B2, C/D, E1). Lusospace; Divers PT Systri Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
GFC8 WP : M/BESIM/D001 – BEPICOLOMBO 2016 ESA Science Critical Software SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE EUCLID - DESIGN, MANUFACTURING EUCLID PH. B2, C/D, E1 – Design, Deimos AND QUALIFICATION 2019 ESA Science manufacturing and qualification of Engenharia OF THE AOCS the AOCS Subsystem SUBSYSTEM EUCLID – SW VALIDATION FACILITY 2016 ESA Science GMV SW VALIDATION FACILITY (SVF) (SVF) EUCLID – STRUCTURE Active Space Structure and Thermal Control AND THERMAL 2015 ESA Science Technologies System CONTROL SYSTEM EUCLID – STRUCTURE Structure and Thermal Control AND THERMAL 2015 ESA Science FHP System CONTROL SYSTEM EUCLID – SUN SHIELD EUCLID sun shield and solar array AND SOLAR ARRAY 2015 ESA Science FHP system SYSTEM Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
IPN- ESA Space Solutions – Incubation 2020 ESA Technology IPN IPN incubation fees fee – 2020 IPN- ESA Space Solutions – IPN Ambassador Platform and Broker 2020 ESA Technology IPN Ambassador and management Broker – 2020 IPN- ESA Space Solutions – Events – 2020 ESA Technology IPN Events, Workshops, Training, etc. 2020 IPN- ESA Space Solutions – Incentive 2020 ESA Technology IPN Incentive Start-ups, 25k/startup Start-ups – 2020 IPN- ESA Space Solutions – Incentive 2020 ESA Technology IPN See following rows Spark4Business Intelligent Bridge Monitoring System Spark4Business – IMS for bridge safety and maintenance 2020 ESA EO Matereo Space bridge optimization. Fusing bridge engineering with AI and InSAR data. VMS uses high optical and spectral Spark4Business – VMS 2020 ESA EO Forging Lab resolution data to provide valuable information and diagnose of the Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
surroundings of utility companies’ assets
Spark4Business – fast delivery of medicines making use 2020 ESA Navigation Connect Robotics Drone Med of drones powered by GNSS Spark4Business – Mythical Full digitalisation of the supply chain 2020 ESA Navigation TransNotes Technologies in the cross-border transportation of goods, paving Europe’s way towards Spark4Business – GEP 2020 ESA Technology Airborne Projects efficient and sustainable paperless Smart Controller transport BA – RTEMS Edisoft for arm cortex R5 with 2019 ESA Technology Edisoft asymmetrical multiprocessing BA – Future Future Navigation Concepts at Small Navigation Concepts 2019 ESA Navigation GMV Bodies/T710-502GF at Small Bodies BA – Prototyping of Bearings-Only Guidance for 2019 ESA Technology GMV Rendezvous in NRO Orbits Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
BA – Assessment and Preliminary Prototyping of a Drag Deimos Free CS for the L3 2019 ESA Technology Engenharia Gravity Wave Observatory – EXPRO PLUS BA – Augmented Lusospace; reality for concurrent 2019 ESA Technology Critical Software engineering activities BA – Non-contact NDI Optimal for Polymeric 2019 ESA Technology Structural composite structures Solutions – EXPRO+ BA – Feasibility Study for LED Based Solar 2019 ESA Technology Lusospace Simulation in TVAC – EXPRO+ BA – Artificial Intelligence Deimos Techniques in On- 2019 ESA Technology Engenharia Board Avionics and SW Portugal Space 2030 Strategy Lisbon, September 2020
PLANE – PLataforma Aviónica para Evoleo NEwspace, código: PT2020 Technologies POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 039993